CLEVELAND -- As first-year players are known to do, Francisco Lindor made a rookie mistake in Tuesday's 11-6 home victory over Milwaukee. Not only was it a rookie mistake, but it was a rookie mistake that broke a cardinal rule of baseball: never make the third out of an inning at third base.
The 21-year-old shortstop had just slugged a two-out double down the right-field line, scoring Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis to give the Indians a 9-2 lead. Brewers right fielder Domingo Santana's throw to the infield missed the cutoff man and rolled slowly over the pitcher's mound and onto the infield grass.